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MOORESVILLE – Allison Brower will stand on the national stage in May as her hero, Jacques Bailly, pronouncer for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, calls out a word for her to spell.
The Huntersville resident earned the opportunity to go to Washington, D.C., after winning the Winston-Salem… read more about Champion speller heading to Washington D.C.

MOORESVILLE – Preschoolers from The Goddard School and the local community collected 1,250 new books throughout the month of March to donate to Bright Blessings, a local, non-profit organization that supports homeless and underserved children.
The Goddard School exceeded its goal of collecting… read more about Goddard School book drive supports homeless children

Lakeshore students know their books
MOORESVILLE – Lakeshore Middle kept the Iredell-Statesville County Middle School Battle of the Books trophy, bringing home its third championship title in three years.
All nine middle schools competed in the annual competition March 10 at the Unity Center… read more about Education Briefs - Week of 3/20

HUNTERSVILLE – What do you have when you combine a favorite childhood toy with a new learning curriculum?
SouthLake Christian Academy has an answer with its innovative program to marry LEGOs with a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program at the early grade levels.
LEGO Lab… read more about LEGO Lab teaches science, math

Boosterthon promotes community, healthy lifestyles
CORNELIUS – Several area schools will host a Boosterthon Fun Run this month.
The nine-day program is designed to help schools raise money and inspire students to live healthier lives.
Upcoming Boosterthons include Lake Norman Elementary on… read more about Education Briefs - Week of 3/13

MOORESVILLE – The Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $12,000 grant to the Lake Norman High School PTSA for the school’s outdoor classroom initiative.
The grant will support the school’s SMART Lunch program (Students Maximizing Achievement, Relationships and Time) by… read more about Lake Norman PTSA receives $12,000 grant

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Public Instruction recently released its Annual Report on School Crime and Violence.
The report includes nine dangerous and violent acts: assault involving the use of a weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, homicide, kidnapping, rape, robbery with a… read more about What crimes were reported at your child's school?

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Students travel to Costa Rica
MOORESVILLE – Middle school students from Woodlawn School traveled to Costa Rica for seven days.
Professor Laine Amortegui led a group of 22 from San José to the Arenal Volcano region and then to the Pacific Coast before heading back to the capital.
Students… read more about Education Briefs - Week of 3/6

By Robert Luebke
Recently North Carolina released A-F grades for all traditional public and charter schools. Only about 5 percent of schools got A’s; about 29 percent got D’s or F’s. News outlets have been all over the story. There will be endless analysis and review of the data. In my… read more about School grades give parents information

Robertson takes water survival test
CLEMSON, S.C. – Allen Robertson, of Mooresville, joined other Clemson University ROTC cadets to test their stamina and personal courage in the Combat Water Survival Test in the Fike Recreation Center pool.
The Jan. 27 test evaluated each cadet's stamina in… read more about Education Briefs - Week of 2/20

MOORESVILLE – “Ladies and gentlemen, start your computers.”
Pine Lake Preparatory’s 38-member SPORK robotic team is eager to hear those words as they soon head to Raleigh for the NC First Regional Competition.
Visiting dignitaries N.C. Rep. John Fraley and N.C. Sen. David Curtis visited the… read more about Pine Lake Prep builds robots for competition

By Madison Siegfried
Madison’s Notebook
Somewhere between homework, tests, projects and essays, many students have a tendency to blur the lines on what has the potential to be the most consequential dilemma of their professional careers: right or wrong?
As a high school student, I can… read more about A high school struggle: To cheat or not to cheat?

RALEIGH – Students weren’t the only ones getting report cards in recent days. For the first time, the state required schools to be graded on a 15-point scale.
Seven schools from the Lake Norman area made A’s, a distinction earned by five percent of the state’s 2,424 schools. Eight schools earned… read more about Most schools earn high grades

MOORESVILLE – Pine Lake Preparatory sent a letter to parents Feb. 2 announcing plans for major expansion, including the construction of its sixth building and the purchase of more than 55 acres of athletic space.
The school plans on tapping into its capital campaign, as well as restructuring… read more about Charter school plans expansion

Team wins Future City competition
MOORESVILLE – Langtree Charter Academy won the regional Future City competition Jan. 24 at N.C. State University in Raleigh.
Team Utopia, consisting of seventh-graders, will advance to represent North Carolina in the nationals Feb. 14-17 in Washington,… read more about Education Briefs - Week of 2/6

MOORESVILLE – Mooresville is filled with an abundance of automotive engineering as well as a thriving racecar industry.
On Feb. 7 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame will take advantage of local talent by sponsoring Drive to Succeed, a debut program for kids in third… read more about Museum pairs racing with leadership

Students present ‘Oliver Twist’ on stage
MOORESVILLE – ­Mooresville Community Children’s Theatre will present the classic story of “Oliver Twist” for its inaugural winter production.
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens and adapted for a younger audience, the story follows the adventures of… read more about Education Briefs - Week of 1/30

MOORESVILLE – Langtree Charter Academy won first place in the regional Future City competition Jan. 24 at NC State University in Raleigh.
Team Utopia (seventh graders) will be moving on to represent the state in the nationals Feb. 14-17 in Washington.
The team was challenged with designing a… read more about Langtree Charter places first in Future City competition

MOORESVILLE – The Universal Builders, a group of students from Pine Lake Preparatory, won the first place Champions Award at the First Lego League Regional Qualified in November and third overall at the State Competition Jan. 17.
This year’s topic was entitled, “World Class”, which challenged… read more about Robotics team places third at state competition

Grega becomes principal at Monticello
STATESVILLE – The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education appointed Mark Grega as principal of Monticello School.
Grega served in a counseling capacity at Monticello, where he assisted with discipline, organized student-centered groups, provided… read more about Education Briefs - Week of 1/23

STATESVILLE – A who’s who of elected officials, administrators and education advocates broke ground Jan. 15 at Cool Spring Elementary School, marking the official start of the first project through the November 2014 education bond referendum in Iredell County.
“If we are serious about the… read more about Leaders break ground on bond project

MOORESVILLE – Susan Wind, is on a mission to help parents become cyber smart, while educating Lake Norman youth on cyber safety as others are turning to technology as a means to torment their peers.
Conducting seminars for small businesses, nonprofits and financial institutions all over the… read more about New program offers to help fight cyber-bullying

RALEIGH – More than 50 of the state's 115 superintendents stood together Jan. 13 to unveil the “North Carolina Guide to Strengthening Our Public Schools.”
The guide, created with participation and support from superintendents of all North Carolina's school districts, reflects priorities for… read more about Superintendents unveil guide to strengthen schools

STATESVILLE – Mitchell Community College congratulates students who made the full-time and part-time dean’s list for the fall semester.
Students must earn a quality point average of 3.5 or higher with no grade below a C to be eligible.
Full-time students from the Mooresville area are as… read more about Community college announces dean’s list